Scholarships

OAB Kids Scholarship Program

The application window for the 2026 OAB Kids Scholarship has closed. We will announce this year’s recipient in May.

The Scholarship

The Ohio Association of Broadcasters, through the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation, annually awards one $2,500 OAB Kids Scholarship to a child of a full-time employee of an OAB member station. More than $45,000 has been awarded since the OAB Kids Scholarship was established in 2004.

Past Recipients

Sofia Virzi, 2025 Samantha Rost, 2020 Natalie Tasseff, 2015
Jack Garrison, 2024 Lainie Simons, 2019 Amber Lilly, 2014
Evan Wildenmann, 2023 Molly Slavey, 2018 Victoria Eder, 2013
Anna Miller, 2022 Emily Coller, 2017 Hannah Hart, 2012
Trinity Robinson, 2021 Grant Tasseff, 2017 Maxwell Hart, 2012
Taylor Glover, 2020 Lillian Schmitz, 2016 Maria Rizzo, 2011

About the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation

The Ohio Broadcasters Foundation is the educational foundation affiliated with the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the not-for-profit trade association of radio and television stations in Ohio. The foundation aims to provide scholarships to students and professionals interested in advancing their careers in broadcasting.